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To: Brilliant; tutstar

Brilliant wrote: Here's what the Florida Supreme Court said: ""

The link you used is not the law passed by congress in March of 2005. Your pdf is the Florida Supreme Court's reply to Jeb Bush, concerning Terri's Law, which was passed in October of 2003.

Therefore - No Cigar~! :)


172 posted on 04/10/2005 11:16:01 PM PDT by Pepper777 (HOSPICE = HEMLOCK SOCIETY)
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To: Pepper777
Well, you're right that no court has declared the federal statute unconstitutional. However, if they'd ever had the chance, they would have done so. They never got to that point because they were only required to rule on whether the trial judge abused his discretion by denying the TRO.

Even so, one of the most conservative judges on the 11th Circuit (who was appointed by Bush, Sr.) wrote a scathing concurring opinion in the 11th Circuit's decision denying rehearing in which he lambasted the Congress and the President for passing the statute, and explained at length why it was unconstitutional in his opinion. If the most conservative members believe that, then you can bet the liberals do as well.

178 posted on 04/11/2005 5:26:08 AM PDT by Brilliant
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